Abstract
An impedance surface is presented that reduces the dispersion experienced upon propagation of broadband pulses within rectangular waveguides. The surface impedance is selected so that, within a frequency range, the transverse resonance condition is satisfied for longitudinal wavenumber that varies linearly with frequency. A synthesis procedure for practical surface topologies consisting of periodic dipole arrays is described. An example involving a finite structure is employed to illustrate the reduced dispersion. Numerical simulation results obtained from in-house mode-matching method as well as HFSS are presented. A prototype is fabricated and tested experimentally validating the theoretical predictions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3629-3636 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- design
- pulse transmission
- dispersion compensation
- propagation
- frequency selective surfaces
- wave guide
- waveguide dispersion
- artificial surfaces
- surface impedance
- metamaterial